By Sandy Stark-McGinnis (author)
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Eleven-year-old December knows everything about birds, and everything about getting kicked out of foster homes. All she has of her biological mum is the book she left behind, The Complete Guide to Birds, Volume One, and a photo with a message:
'Readers will enjoy the defiant, confident voice of December and the flowing, compassionate prose. A strange, wonderful read.' - CBI Reading Guide 2019-20
Sandy Stark-McGinnis is a debut author and an award-winning poet whose poetry and short stories have appeared in Quercus Review, In the Grove and Penumbra. Sandy lives with her husband and children in California, where she works as a fifth grade teacher. sandystarkmcginnis.com @McGinnisSandy
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Eleven-year-old December knows everything about birds, and everything about getting kicked out of foster homes. All she has of her biological mum is the book she left behind, The Complete Guide to Birds, Volume One, and a photo with a message: 'In flight is where you'll find me.' December knows she's truly a bird, just waiting for the day she transforms and flies away to reunite with her mum.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Extraordinary Birds and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Extraordinary Birds features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations
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Extraordinary Birds was written by Sandy Stark-McGinnis and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Extraordinary Birds has 214 pages
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